Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cityscape

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: cityscape
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The view of the buildings of a city, usually referring to a pictured landscape.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Italic *keiwis Latin ceivis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin ceivitās Late Latin cīvitātem (city) Old French citetbor. Middle English cite English city English landscapebf. English -scape English cityscape From city + -scape.

Inflected Forms

cityscapes (plural)

Derived Forms

cityscapist

Questions

What does cityscape mean?: The view of the buildings of a city, usually referring to a pictured landscape.
Where does cityscape come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Italic *keiwis Latin ceivis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin ceivitās Late Latin cīvitātem (city) Old French citetbor. Middle English cite English city English landscapebf. English -scape English cityscape From city + -scape.

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